Dog, Beth, and possibly Leland will also answer readers questions during a live chat at the Jackson Citizen Patriot Hub at One Jackson Square. The chat should start around 2 p.m. Look for a link to the chat on www.mlive.com/jackson.

"We don't know when we'll get back to Jackson, but we've enjoyed it here. We've loved it, every minute of it. Everybody has been so extremely pleasant and kind, with the exception of the Wheeldon gang," Beth Chapman said.

Canned food items were collected at his talk Thursday and will be donated to the Salvation Army.